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Today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the construction site of the future Tesla factory on the outskirts of Berlin. During the visit, he took the opportunity to answer questions from the press and share the plans of the factory. Among other things, a train station will be built adjacent to the factory, allowing travel from central Berlin.
Construction of the factory has gone at record speed. The construction is carried out efficiently with prefabricated modules. When asked why everything is so urgent, Elon responds:
– I believe in speed … but also to be a bit serious, it is very important for the weather that we move fast. It is important that we increase the pace of the transition to sustainable energy and do it as quickly as possible. That is the reason for the feeling of urgency. The faster we can transition to a sustainable future, the better for the world, says Elon.
Good things for wind and solar energy.
He also praises the competition. Among other things, Volkswagen receives praise.
– It’s good to see that other companies, like Volkswagen, are taking this very seriously now. But still, only a small percentage of all cars are powered by electricity today.
Then Elon continues to develop plans for the factory. At the factory, Tesla will make more than just cars, including battery cells:
– We’ll probably build more than cars here. We will make batteries, battery cells and some other things. Things that are good for wind and solar energy. There are three important elements for a sustainable future. Sustainable energy production, energy storage and sustainable transport. Like electric cars and eventually electric planes. Ironically, anything can be electric except rockets.
The Model Y will be a completely new car in terms of construction.
During the interview, Elon also reveals that the Tesla Model Y, which will be the first electric car to be made at the factory, will be a completely new car, in terms of design.
– There are many innovative things that we will do here. We will tell you about it in the future. The Model Y is not just a copy of the Model Y in the United States. In fact, it is a radical redesign of the basic technology for building cars. We’ll tell you more about this on battery days. That’s very important, Elon emphasizes.
Elon Musk also talks about the paint shop at the factory. It will be one of the most advanced among all automobile factories in the world. It will do wonders with car color options.
Gigafactory 4 should be ready early next year. Production of the Tesla Model Y is scheduled to begin this summer.
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